A Carbon County man was sentenced to a state prison term on Monday for fleeing police. And a county woman also got jail time for drunk driving.

Judge Steven R. Serfass sentenced James Dennis, 29, of Jim Thorpe, to serve 14 to 28 months in a state prison on a charge of flight to avoid apprehension. He previously pleaded to the charge.Dennis was arrested on April 20, by Jim Thorpe police. Officers on patrol in the 300 block of North Street observed Dennis near a service station. Police knew there was an active warrant for his arrest. When police stopped him and told him of the warrant he fled on foot into nearby woods. He was apprehended on May 2 by state police.Dennis told Serfass, "I shouldn't have run. I wanted to stay out for the summer."The warrant that Dennis was wanted on was for a state parole violation. He was sentenced to six months in state prison on that charge. He is also facing another state parole violation for the flight to avoid apprehension charge.Serfass also ordered Dennis to render 125 hours of community service when released on parole and supply a DNA sample.Dennis is current in the state prison at Mahanoy, Schuylkill County.Drunk drivingSabrina L. Kulp, 35, of Jim Thorpe, was sentenced to serve 90 days to 60 months in the county prison on a charge of driving under the influence. She previously pleaded to the charge.Kulp was arrested n June 7, 2013, by Mahoning Township police along Route 209. Police responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle in the area. Given a test, the result showed the presence of a controlled substance.Kulp told Serfass that she first got addicted to pain killers, but managed to get off them. She then blamed bad company for getting her hooked on methamphetamine and smoking pot.She is currently in the county prison on a probation/parole violation.In addition to the jail term Serfass ordered her to pay a fine of $1,500, license suspended for 18 months, render 100 hours of community service when paroled, and zero tolerance imposed on drug and alcohol use.Serfass warned Kulp that she had to stay clean for the entire 60 months of her sentence or she could be brought back and face a longer prison term.She was granted work release privileges if she can secure a job.The two defendants must also pay court costs, which average about $1,000, and pay a $50 per month supervision fee when on probation or parole.